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THE SUNDAY OKEGOSIAN, PORTLAND. APRIL 28, 1907. E THEATRICAL FIELD Klaw-Erlanger Trust Unites , Shubert Interests With Its Own. NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED ; Immediately A1tos Theaters of . Both ComblnntlofislB llany Clt- left Effort ;"Are Devoted KieJnly eVBttdevllle..;-.;Vv' .'t?' ;:!; 'V'; JTEW YORK. April 21. The.' KJaw & Krlanger and Shubert theatrical .inter 1 eats have been merged as the "United States Amusement Company." The new company was incorporated in -Mew Jer sey today, and the following, officers were elected: A. F. Erlanger, presi dent: Lee Shubert, vIce-preBldent; Marc Klaw, treasurer; James H. McGovern, secretary: Levy Mayer,' of Chicago, , Keneral counsel. The executive com mittee consists of A. F. Erlanger, Lee Shubert and Marc Klaw. The new company immediately nc quired from Messrs. Shubert and asso-x-liUes theaters in many cities, includ ing Kansas City and Denver. The new company at the same time ac quired from Klaw & Erlanger and their associates theaters in Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia ana ,Nw yorfc. One million dollars was paid "into' the new company, for 'Which' "stock " was isbued, Qta company retaining the righz to increase its capacity to 'meet re quirements. ,' , i While the character of the United States Amusement' Company gives it unlimited theatrical-', and amusement powers, its efforts will be in the direc tion of vaudeville. Klaw & Erlanger stated tonight that the arrangement will clear the theat rical atmosphere; adding that, while there was an enormous business to support "popular-price" and vaudeville .attractions, the higher class theaters '.necessarily catered to a minority. They further stated that the new arrange ment will In no way affect their syn dicate. The Messrs. Shubert expressed them selves as being 'pleased with the ar rangement, as It' violates none of their existing obligations. TRYING TO DODGE BOOM ' (fimtlnued from Flrnt Page. generally they, have acquired more of influence than of riches and therefore we are not. able to give as much to the uni versity as she ought to have, but I be lieve that a -successful method has been brought., alKut for materially . improving, the nnanvtfs of the .university. In cortcluslon,' in- presenting- Presi dent Hadley of'Yale to his fellow clergyimm. Mr. -.'".Taft , -referred-. :w,lth pride .tp-rtthe fact that the Yale-.men of Cincinnati, had .. first proposed ; trl Itadley for president, and said his ad ministration had. vindicated thettudg ment. i, ..-..Li -. ' " At tn li"an'buRibn, f Mr. Taft'S' d-" dress he introduced President Hadley, who spoke upon "Yale." There wera several other speeches. Avoids Political Demonstration. Mr. Taft had an exceedinly active 'day- He arrived at 8:30 A. M. over ,the Chesapeuke & Ohio Railroad, and was driven to the home of his brother, Charles P. Taft Only his brother was at the station to meet him. The Yale alumni had intended to greet him, but It was feared their demonstration wpuld give the event a political, aspect and they' were With difficult per suaded .to keep away. Following the business meeting of the alumni, the Secretary and other visiting alumni .were, entertained at luncheon at the University Club. -' In the afternoon the 'Secretary con ferred with a; I. Vorys, the state man- ' Bger of the Taft campaign, and Henry . A. Williams, who controls the Taft headquarters in Columbus. No state ment was made fop publication. Tomorrow morning Mr. Taft will vis it Dayton, where he will speak at the laying of the cornerstone of the new building of the Young Men's Christian Association. Monday the Secretary will spend In Cincinnati. In the even ing he will deliver an address upon the Panama Canal before the Business Men's Club. OPPOSED TO STATE RIGHTS lieverldge Says Nation Mast Control Railroads and Child Labor. GALENA, 111., April 27 For the 17th time the birthday of General Grant was celebrated in this City today. The com- 7r,"v '"lrSe" were, held this after-J noon. The cornerstone of the Carnegle- oyt Library building was laid in the . morning. Senator Beveridge was the or ator of the day. He said that it was fit ting t a "celebration of the birthday of General Grant, the meaning of whose life work was the ever-Increasing unity of the American people into an ever stronger growing Nation',"-to discuss the question of states' rights. ' "The time must come," he said, "when states must reduce their Interference with National highways passing through them, i or better still, stop Interference alto 1 gether. That time will be delayed be cause of selfish interests, because of the recrudescence of states' rights with which we are now troubled: Mit chiefly because of demagogues who seek position and power by attacking these most conspicu ous of publtc corporations. The Ameri can people are as much In danger from ' the demagogues who selfishly and ignor antly seek to Inflame their passions as they are from selfish Interests who seek to exploit their resources." The Senator discussed the dangers of over-capltallzatlon and pointed out the necessity of compulsory publicity in cor porate affairs and National incorporation of great enterprises. Another great re form which the Nation must work out, he said. Is prevention of child labor. He said: "On the question of ending the barbar ism of child slavery in the Republic, Na tionality says to States' Rights what Grant, the Captain of Nationality, said to the Captains of States' Rights more than 40 years ago Immediate and uncon, rational surrender and 'we will fight it out on this ltne "If It takes all Summer.' "Present and future problems are mere ly a continuation of the mighty work of Lincoln in the statesman's Cabinet and Grant on the stricken field. Just as their waric was a continuation of the labors of Washington and the greal men who achieved our independence, wrote out in Constitution and breathed into the Na tion the breath of life. I only voice your unspoken thought when I say that the great successor of Washington In his time, of Jackson In his time, of Lincoln and of Grant In their time. Is in our time Theo- (lor Roosevelt. 'Aj3d today, like Washington, like Jackvl RIVALS UNIT son, like Lincoln and like Grant, Roose velt Is similarly assailed by similar men Like them, he has been called a despot. Like them and like all the great men of all countries and of all times be has been called 'egotist' and Insane.' To little minds the. great have always been both vain and mad. But of our President, who is great only because he is big enough to reflect the purposes of 90.000.000 of peo ple, the final charge that he is a .'child' was made the other day by a brilliant editor in an acid speech. "If child he' be. God give us more sucn children to serve and to bless this Na tion. -God - grant that such, stock shall not run out." HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR TAFT Bonaparte Eulogizes Him and Extols ' Republican Party.' BOSTON. April 27. Attorney-General Bonaparte was the guest of honor and chief - speaker at a dinner given by the French-American Republican Club -here tonight. Praise of the accomplishments of the Republican party and denuncia tion of the Democratic party was the keynote of Mr. Bonaparte's address. He. praised President Roosevelt's atti tude - toward great combinations of capital, and referred to Secretary of War Taft as "a man to whose char- acter, abilities and public service only j history will do full Justice, although I I hope, and believe that they are appre- .elated and will be recognized by his i countrymen." The Democratic party he declared to be irrevocably commit ted to false and mischievous principles whose motto ever has been "Anything to win." "Last Autumn it nominated Hearst for Governor of New York, when he had again and' again insulted ami re viled it," said he, "Just as, 34 years ago, it nominated Greeley for Presi dent when he had insulted and reviled It for well nigh a lifetime, although it must be noted that Greeley was per sonally a respectable man; it -tried a 'sane and safe' candidate in 1904, only because It had been beaten-with one! not called 'safe' or 'sane.'-' As.-it.-wai beaten even worse when If tried sanity and safety it is apparently getting ready.i.to try again something 'insane ,and 'unsafe' In 1908." j Jkfri -Bonaparte said the-tpeople : ber lleve 'with President Roosevelt that the Nation .can and should regulate its productive wealth without destroying: this wealth or maklnj it unproductive; they believe that this can be done, and that he is the man to do it; -and if his'j task is . unfinished, they will demand a man for his place who will finish the work. "'.;'' TAFT ADMITS HOICY WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION IF IT COMES TO HIM. Manager of Ohio Campaign Tells Result of Interview Assured He Will Carry Ohio. v ' : ' COLUMBUS. Chid, April 27. That W. H. Taft, Secretary of -War. la-in the race for the Republican, tiomlnatton-for .President to -stay ' is, . In effect the announcement made tonight by A, I. Vorys,. Statp Com missioner of Insurance, who is managing the Taft canvass in Ohio. - .Mr.' Vorys went to Cincinnati; today .and -had a conference with Mr. Taft.-' He returned to Colum bus tonight and. gave out the following statement, ";,;'. ;:'.-v.",f '-.i "I have -talked with Secretary Taft and submitted to him convincing evidence that the Republicans of Ohio favor him as the Republican candidate for the Pres idency. He was gratified at the informa tion. He said that some months ago he had announced that, while his ambition was not political, he would accept the nomination if it came to him, and added that. In view of the fact that his name had been used and support for him in voked by his friends, good faith requires that he should not alter his position until the question of his nomination is settled." SPEAKS FOR COMMON JUSTICE Vice-President Indorses Course Tak en by Roosevelt. DES MOINES, la., April 27. Vice President Fairbanks, after speaking at Ames, la., this afternoon, came bere and delivered the principal address be fore the Grant Club. He said In part: "This occasion has failed of its pur pose if we do not draw from it in creased devotion to the discharge of our duties as American citizens. In the contemplation of a great character who never turned his back upon his duties, we may take renewed inspira tion for our work. Swiftly moving events bring us responsibility with which past generations were unfamil iar. God Almighty puts some new bur den upon each generation and it is for us to discharge our duties as Grant discharged his, according to lights which are given us. "We applaud President Roosevelt for what he has done. He has well in terpreted the public interests and we are resolved' to uphold his hands in tne lnterest ot Jut,ce and falr d-eal; ing in trade and commerce. We are in a day when men must take thought of each other and when there can be no unrestrained power among those agencies which are engaged In our up building. Justice must remain. This is the imperative demand of the peo ple. . Justice In trade and justice in commerce. Justice to labor and Jus tice to capital. Justice is the North Star in the Armament of our purpose and it must guide our feet." SAYS ROOSEVELT MUST RUN Senator Flint Tells Him Situation Has Changed. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 27. United States Senator Frank P. Flint, who re turned today from Washington, gave out an Interview this afternoon in which he strongly advocated the renomlnatlon of President Roosevelt. Speaking of a re cent interview with the President, he said: "I told President Roosevelt that the sen timent of this country at the present time seems almost Unanimous that he should accept a renomlnatlon. ' Personally, his attitude does not eeem to have changed since he announced that he would not again be a candidate. But the situation has changed since he made that announce ment and I told him that he should not be bound by it now. Every day he gets letters and receives delegations urging him to make the race." Government to Mediate. s DENVER. April 27. A message received here late tonight from Washington an nounces that Chairman Knapp. of the in terstate Commerce Commission, and La bor Commissioner Neill have accepted the invitation of General Manager A. C. Ridgeway, of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company, to come to this city and assist in settling the controversy be tween the company and its trainmen and conductors. Messrs. Knapp iid Neill will arrive in - Dettver. JYedaealai, . STREET IS GORGED Fiscal Stomach Trouble, Says - StuyvesantTish.- RAILROAD WORK DELAYED Declares in Interview at St. Louis "That 'His Holdings in Illinois V Central Are ' Intact, Although . TheyV Have Shrunk Some. ST. "LOUIS, April 27. Stuyvesant Fisn, of New York, who was recently elected a .director of the Missouri Pa cific Railway and a member of Its executive- committee, arrived in St. Louis today from Little Rock, Ark., on a tour of inspection of the road. He left tonight for Kansas City. With Mr. Fish were W. A, Sullivan, general manager- of the Missouri Pacific; M. C. Markham, ' assistant to the vice-president, and Charles H. Werman. secre tary to Mr. Fish. In an interview be fore his departure tonight, Mr. Fish said: "Wall street bit off more than it could chew. New enterprises and the completing of some old ones have been deferred until conditions are more favorable. Wall street is now submit ting to an extraordinary digestive process. Some of the Wall street finan ciers have been suffering from acute fiscal stomach trouble lately, much to their.. discomfiture, if not surprise, and they must recover before they can re new 'their feasting. Their dessert was served rather late. Some of their operators became ill previously. "Yes, I still retain my stock in the Illinois Central. I am not willing to admit that, my holdings aggregate as much, .as is said $30,000,000 but I have no objection to. stating that they are still intact. My-interests could not shrtnj $6,000,000 but they have shrunk. However, I have not lost anything, and am able to report good health. ' "The. financial strain has made the postponement.of- railroad improvements compulsory.'".-- Mr. Fish gave an. intimation concern ing the object of Ms trip over the Mis souri Pacific and' Iron Mountain sys tem. He said that the system is pre paring to begin general reconstruction. Mr. Gould purposes expending about $100,000,000 for improvements on the system. The intention is to invest about $10,000,000 every year for at least 10 years. Mr. Fish, as chief financial adviror to Mr. Gould, will assist in financing the work. WILL DELAY COAST EXTENSION St. Paul Will Not Abandon Line West of Butte. NEW YORK, April 27. .The Tribune today says: At a meeting of the directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul held this week the question of the com pany's -Pacific .' Coast extension was discussed.- i -According to an interest idehtlfl;a with the. road, the opinion was about unanimous that the -work of carrying the St.. Paul lines to Seattle should not be abandoned. . One of the largest - stockholders- saldr however, that the construction of the road would be delayed until a reduction in the cost of material and labor had been made. When recently seen the president of the St Paul Company said chances fa vored the abandoning of the coast ex tension as a result of restrictive legis lation. The Pacific extension from the com pany's western terminus at Glenham, S. D., to Seattle and Tacoma will cover 1564 miles. DEMANDS THE ASSASSINS Mexico Calls on Guatemala to Give Tip Barillas' Slayers.. CITY OF MEXICO, April 27. As a result of the statement of Morales and Mora, the two assassins of General Ba rillas, Implicating General Jose Lima in the murder, the Mexican government has asked Guatemala for the extradi tion of General Lima in order that he may be brought here. Minister of Foreign Affairs Maristal issued a .statement tonight, in which he said that the Mexican government had demanded that General Lima be held on the charge of murder of Gen eral Barillas - until extradition papers reach the Guatemalan capital. The Minister said that the Central American Republic is not bound by treaty to acquiesce in Mexico's de mand. He adds, however, that unless Guatemala accedes on the grounds of courtesy, diplomatic relations will be severed. This, he adds, will not nec essarily lead to a more serious breach. Requisition has also been made for Onerfora Bone, commandant of the Guatemalan port of San Jose, accused of assisting the assassins in leaving San JoBe for Mexico. In unofficial circles it is considered highly improbable that President Ba brera will hand over General Lima. How he will get out of doing this without seriously offending Mexico is causing no little discussion. PR0HIBITI0NJS DEFEATED Fort Worth Keeps Saloons After Fight Marked by Murder. FORT WORTH, Tex., April 27.-In a local option election today in Tarrant County, of which Fort Worth Is the county seat, the antis defeated the pros by a vote of 6207 to 3214. The vote in the city was 3754 anti to 798 pro. The Prohibitionists were asked by citi zens here to give the new saloon laws a trial before making the fight, but led by several ministers they refused all over tures and forced the fight which resulted In their overwhelming defeat. The. assassination of County Attorney McLean opened the fight. The feature of the campaign was the determined stand Judge W. J. McLean, father of the murdered officer, took against prohlbl tion? The election was orderly and quiet. FAMILY FOUND . DESTITUTE Man, AVI fe and His Children All III With the Smallpox. NORTH YAKXMA, Wash., April 27. (Special.) Through Infection received from smallpox here when the quaran-1 tine was established April 6. Olney Vann had contracted the disease. He was placed in a tent, having declined to go to the pesthouse, and his family remained with him. Vann wpul.d not. i;tllow them to be vaccinated and the whole family is now infected. The children range in age from six months to 14 years. The- family is entirely destitute, but is being supplied with necessaries by the County Commis sioners. The condition of the family was dis covered this morning when neighbors complained, to the city authorities that the Vanns were using pumps used by the general public to get water and which it was feared might -cause a spread of the disease. County Physician Frank declares that Vann as head of his family has the right to decline to go to. .the pesthouse or- to allow, his children to be vaccinated, but public sentiment of the city is greatly sur prised to learn that such a state of af fairs was permitted. Dr.- Frank is at tending to the sick family. . . ... WILL NOT GIVE EIGHT HOURS Foundrymen's Association '. Refused Demands of Molders. SEATTLE, Wash., April 27. (Spe cial.) At a Joint meeting of the Found rymen's Association and the Metal Trades Association of the Pacific Coast, Washington District, held here tonight, it was unanimously agreed that the de mands of molders for an eight-hour day would be refused, and tliit no con cessions will be granted the machin ists. Fifty firms of Victoria. Van couver, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and other Northwestern cities, were repre sented, and in addition letters or tele grams were received pledging support from ten others. The demands from the molders and machinists contained a threat to strike May 1. If carried Into execution, this threat will tie up practically every foundry and machine shop in the Northwest. BALLDDW SCARES CUTTLE HAWLEY DESCENDS AMONG THEM, CAUSING STAMPEDE.. Successful Ascension Near St. Louis to Qualify for International Tournament in October. ST. LOUIS, April 27. Allan 'Hawley, of New York City, made an ascension here this afternoon in the balloon Orient, and was carried 67 miles before coming to earth. He landed in safety seven miles east 'Of Carrollton. 111., after being up 1 hour and 55 minutes. The balloon came down In the midst of a herd of cattle in the meadow on tiie farm of Robert Hardcastle. Just before the basket touched the ground it missed a barbed-wire fence, barely escaping the barbs, and sank down among the cattle, stampeding the herd. A team being worked in a field adjoining took fright and ran away. Farmers hurried to the spot and assisted the aeronaut to pack up the balloon, which was later hauled to Carrollton. where Mr. Hawley will spend the night. He will return to St Louis tomorrow and expects to make another ascension Tuesday night, and two more later on in the Kaat, as he is required to have made ten ascensions to qualify to act as the St. Louis entry in the international bal loon tournament here in October. His trip today was his seventh ascension. After a conference with the Weather Bureau officials' today, B. C. McCoy, of the Aero Club of New York, concluded to postpone the long-distance balloon flight of the America for at least 3G hours, as the wind conditions are not now. favor able. ' . It was the Intention of McCoy and Captain Charles De F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, to undertake a trip this evenings to Washington, D. C, in order to try for the Lahm cup, -'offered by Captain Lahm, U. S. A., for a con tinuous voyage covering the greatest number of miles; CUBA IS SETTLING DOWN Taft Expects Occupation Will End September, 1908. CINCINNATI, April 27 That the Uni ted States Government will withdraw from temporary control of Cuba a great deal earlier than has been supposed by many was manifested in an interview by Sec retary of War Taft today. Briefly re ferring to that country and his recent visit there, the Secretary said that the Cuban settlement had proved so unex pectedly satisfactory and that Governor Magoon has won so completely the confi dence of all parties that he believes the United States can withdraw before Sep tember, 1908. Brother of Senator Foraker. CINCINNATI, April 27. James R. For aker, brother of United States Senator Foraker, died of cancer at his home in this city this afternoon. 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